Regulations on importing, exporting and using encryption greatly vary across the world. Bert-Jaap Koops came up with some informative maps highlighting the big picture :"This is a graphic summary of the pertaining cryptography laws and regulations worldwide as outlined in the most recent version of my Crypto Law Survey. It shows the import controls, export controls, and domestic controls, according to the information available to me. Consult the corresponding entry in the Crypto Law Survey for the contents of the pertaining regulation in a particular country."
And here's a related post on a bureaucratic utopia, another one on bureaucracy vs reality when it comes to security, as well as famous cases related to criminals using encryption.
No comments:
Post a Comment